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flagellant definition

flag·el·lant (flaj′ə lənt, flə jel′ənt)

noun

a person who engages in or submits to flagellation

Etymology: < L flagellans, prp. of flagellare: see flagellate

adjective

engaging in flagellation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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